Editing Gloria Swanson (section)

====United Artists stars on the radio====
[[Mary Pickford]] and her husband [[Douglas Fairbanks]] hosted the March 29, 1928, episode of the ''Dodge Hour'' radio program, originating from Pickford's private bungalow at United Artists, and broadcast to audiences in American movie theaters. The brainchild of Joseph Schenck, it was a promotional come-on to attract audiences into movie theaters to hear the voices of their favorite actors, as sound productions became the future of commercial films.{{sfn|Hershfield|2000|p=17}} On hand were Swanson, [[Charlie Chaplin]], [[Norma Talmadge]], [[John Barrymore]], [[Dolores del Río]], and [[D. W. Griffith]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Listen In on the DODGE HOUR |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52127592/listen-in-on-the-dodge-hour/ |access-date=May 27, 2020 |work=St. Louis Globe-Democrat |date=March 29, 1928}}</ref>